Two people died as a result of the infection, according to the North Korean news agency KCNA.
The total number of cases reached 2.241 million, 65 people died. Of the total number of cases, almost 1.5 million recovered, and another 754.8 thousand. continue treatment.
According to Yonhap, South Korean intelligence has concluded that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has not been vaccinated against the coronavirus.
The South Korean news agency writes that Pyongyang did not import coronavirus vaccines, but Seoul believes North Korean authorities are «beginning to feel the need for a vaccination campaign.»
North Korea reported the first cases of COVID-19 in the country just a week ago, on May 12. The official North Korean news agency KCNA has been keeping a registry of «fever patients» since late April this year.
Yonhap suggests the North Korean media is using the phrases «fever patients» and «fever» because the DPRK does not have enough equipment to detect a new coronavirus infection, Interfax reports.
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